Welcome to Centerville ...

Centerville is primarily located in Hunterdon County<1>. A portion of Centerville extends into Somerset County.

The location of Centerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Centerville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Centerville is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Centerville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Centerville is located in the (908) area code.

Websites for Centerville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Centerville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Centerville ...

While we believe that this Centerville is located in Hunterdon County, we know of another 4 New Jersey communities named Centerville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cumberland, Hudson, Mercer and Monmouth County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 143 communities that are also named Centerville - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona, Arkansas (4), California (6), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (10), Idaho, Illinois (7), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (9), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Michigan (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana (4), Nebraska, Nevada (3), New Mexico, New York (6), North Carolina, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Vermont (3), Virginia (9), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Centerville.

Communities near Centerville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Centerville.

• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Plainfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Lambertville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• Clinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
• New Hope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Flemington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flemington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Hunterdon County
• Reaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaville
  • Reaville is located in Hunterdon County
• Whitehouse Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Station
  • Whitehouse Station is located in Hunterdon County
• Whitehouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County
• Copper Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
  • Copper Hill is located in Hunterdon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Centerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Centerville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Centerville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville. See our Newspapers Page for Centerville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centerville ...

Looking for more information about Centerville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Centerville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Centerville.

Adding Centerville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Centerville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Centerville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Centerville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Centerville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunterdon County: www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/